♫Here on these cliffs of Dover
so high you can't see over♫
The above lyrics are taken from a Decemberists song. I couldn't get the song out of my head as I traveled to Dover on the English channel.
The castle on the white chalk cliffs of Dover is strategically located to protect England from invasion and just 17 miles from France. As a matter of fact when one climbs to the top of the keep you can see France off in the distance on a clear day. The castle dates back to the earliest Roman settlements in Britain, it was stormed by William the Conquerer and his men in 1066 and late played a key role in defending England from German attack during World War II. The cliffs are steep and white like chalk. Against the frigid blue waters of the English Channel they are breathtaking.
Wasn't Dover Castle really impressive? I kept thinking as I walked around it how miserable it would be to be a soldier sent to storm it. Did you do the WWII tunnel tour?
ReplyDeleteI actually didn't go in the World War II tunnel but the Castle was impressive and I climbed to the top. I also thought the little church was interesting because much of the structure had been there since the Roman days.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that church really was fascinating: so much history just on that one spot!
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